Shooting up in to the central London sky is the St George Wharf Tower, soon to be the tallest residential building in the UK.

The skyscraper is due to be completed in 2014, when it will stand 181 metres (594 ft) tall and offer 49 storeys, topped by a wind turbine which I trust will work better than the rarely spinning ones at the Strata Tower.

The tower, seen from Battersea Bridge. As you might expect, the amount of social/affordable housing included in this development stands at zero.

St George Wharf Tower, with The Shard in the distance.

The development, with Vauxhall Bridge and the MI6 building in the distance.